West German Uses Plastic For Lumber Cork Leather
West German inventor Thomas Engel of Offenbach Heusenstamm wins a patent for the Engelit process to make foam plastic lumber cork and leather substitutes. Phillips Petroleum licenses the method with Fisher Price as first American user. the process allows inexpensive molds and recyclable scrap.
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Washington
Thomas Engel
Offenbach- Heusenstamm
Phillips Petroleum Company
Bartlesville
Oklo
Phillips
Fisher Price Toys, Inc
East Aurora
N. Y
Active Trading Spurs Upward Market Trend
New York Over-the-Counter and American Stock Exchange saw gains last week with the OTC index 35 up to 337.10 and the AMEX index up 51 cents to 22.08. Volume surged to 26,046,380 shares as profit taking cooled Friday gains. Kellwood rose on strong profits, Yoo Hoo jumped on a Pepsi venture, and Commonwealth Development advanced on a metal fabrication deal for low cost aluminum housing.
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American Stock Exchange
National Quotation Bureau
Kellwood Corporation
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Yoo Hoo Chocolate Beverage Corporation
Pepsi Cola
Commonwealth Development and Construction Company
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No Tax Hike Possibility Spurs Market From Sleep
NY stock markets rallied last week as traders priced in the possibility Congress would delay or avoid tax increases. The Dow gained about 25 points as blue chips led the rise while inflationary pressures and a growing money supply fueled hopes for a new boom in 1968. Congressmen returned from recess wary of public support for higher taxes despite official backing for the surtax plan.
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New York
Congress
House
Mills Signals Tax Rise Uncertain as Deficit Contingent
Rep. Wilbur Mills urged deferring a tax increase until inflation and economic problems are confirmed. He warned a $29 billion deficit could require spending cuts and tempers a tax rise. Markets saw mixed signals as Fed chair Martin promised to ease credit next year.
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Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Wall Street
William McChesney Martin Jr
Federal Reserve Board
Martin
Fed
Auto Accord Is Far Away
DETROIT AP The United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co agreed they are at least a week away from addressing the main issue behind the nationwide strike. Ford idled 93 plants in 25 states and warned of a long strike as negotiators met for a brief bargaining session. They planned non economic talks next week, postponing the key money issue.
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Detroit
API
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Ford
New York Times Business Activity Index Dips to 293.5
The New York Times weekly index shows business activity at 293.5 last week, down from 299.6 the prior week and below the 298.5 level from a year ago. The table lists the index and its components, all adjusted for long-term seasonal trends.
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New York
New York Times
Byron Phillips Leads New York Life Agents in West Virginia
Byron E. Phillips of 323 Watts St. was New York Life Insurance Company's leading agent in West Virginia for August. Don Van Camp, general manager of the Wheeling General Office, notes Phillips has been a Morgantown representative since 1949 and a consistent member of the company's leading agents clubs.
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Byron E. Phillips
Watts St
New York Life Insurance Company
West Virginia
Don van Camp
Wheeling
New York Life
Morgantown
Phillips
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Lyle Horton Ford Sales, Inc
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Engel
Chicago
Edwin S. Sinaiko
Sinaiko
Atlantic Research Corporation
Alexandria
J. Lightsey Wallace Jr
Electronics and Communications
Dresser Industries, Inc
Tulsa
Okla
Gilbert Swift
Vurtual Funds
Thomas E. Mullaney
N. T. Times Financial Editor
New York Times Vs Service
Business and Labor
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Federal Communications Commission
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Auto Accord
Y. Times Index
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Robert R. Rector
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